Weather Records on 3 December 1914

74 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1914. Highest significance: Fraserburg, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 December 1914

On 3 December 1914, 74 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 73 daily.
Fraserburg set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 3 December 1914.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

74 stations

74 station records on 3 December 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmouth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nicola Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Tolarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

74 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1914 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 3 December 1914 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 December 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 73.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

61 broken records

Margins by which the 61 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1914

Top 20 records on 3 December 1914 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1914	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1914	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Charlottetown, CA	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Toronto, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Morgantown 1, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	7 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Dartmouth, AU	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	22 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Nicola Lake, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	42 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	0 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Concord, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Bulgandramine, AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	17 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1914	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1914

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1914. 1914 had 74 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-03 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1796	1
1797	1
1801	1
1807	1
1810	1
1816	1
1828	1
1829	2
1831	1
1832	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	3
1856	4
1866	2
1867	1
1869	4
1870	2
1872	3
1873	1
1875	4
1876	3
1879	8
1882	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1890	2
1891	3
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	4
1898	2
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	13
1903	9
1904	5
1905	33
1906	23
1907	2
1908	4
1909	45
1910	8
1911	12
1912	23
1913	66
1914	74
1915	19
1916	153
1917	34
1918	29
1919	88
1920	44
1921	128
1922	68
1923	58
1924	89
1925	152
1926	189
1927	247
1928	79
1929	651
1930	131
1931	352
1932	528
1933	486
1934	270
1935	267
1936	379
1937	284
1938	347
1939	443
1940	1,023
1941	1,141
1942	595
1943	290
1944	284
1945	194
1946	443
1947	814
1948	419
1949	177
1950	689
1951	881
1952	242
1953	804
1954	493
1955	763
1956	679
1957	211
1958	583
1959	372
1960	577
1961	342
1962	923
1963	331
1964	824
1965	308
1966	1,076
1967	859
1968	646
1969	395
1970	1,247
1971	999
1972	890
1973	778
1974	661
1975	638
1976	1,315
1977	681
1978	1,406
1979	959
1980	1,128
1981	644
1982	3,010
1983	1,255
1984	645
1985	2,305
1986	801
1987	682
1988	672
1989	1,064
1990	1,178
1991	1,521
1992	776
1993	670
1994	664
1995	725
1996	694
1997	854
1998	1,969
1999	982
2000	759
2001	604
2002	977
2003	519
2004	739
2005	1,140
2006	1,167
2007	793
2008	804
2009	1,124
2010	1,879
2011	852
2012	1,355
2013	799
2014	510
2015	533
2016	347
2017	669
2018	1,043
2019	490
2020	409
2021	1,364
2022	448
2023	810
2024	709
2025	578

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	49
5 to 10	7
10 to 15	0
15 to 20	3
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	0
35 to 40	1